| fear | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. fear, fearfulness, fright | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight). |
| ~ emotion | any strong feeling. |
| ~ alarm, consternation, dismay | fear resulting from the awareness of danger. |
| ~ creeps | a feeling of fear and revulsion.; "he gives me the creeps" |
| ~ frisson, quiver, shudder, tingle, chill, shiver, thrill | an almost pleasurable sensation of fright.; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" |
| ~ horror | intense and profound fear. |
| ~ hysteria | excessive or uncontrollable fear. |
| ~ affright, panic, terror | an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety. |
| ~ panic attack, scare | a sudden attack of fear. |
| ~ stage fright | fear that affects a person about to face an audience. |
| ~ apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread | fearful expectation or anticipation.; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" |
| ~ timidity, timidness, timorousness | fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions. |
| ~ intimidation | the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid. |
| ~ cold sweat | the physical condition of concurrent perspiration and chill; associated with fear. |
| n. (feeling) | 2. care, concern, fear | an anxious feeling.; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" |
| ~ anxiety | a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune. |
| n. (feeling) | 3. awe, fear, reverence, veneration | a feeling of profound respect for someone or something.; "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration" |
| ~ emotion | any strong feeling. |
| v. (emotion) | 4. fear | be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event.; "I fear she might get aggressive" |
| ~ worry | be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy.; "I worry about my job" |
| v. (emotion) | 5. dread, fear | be afraid or scared of; be frightened of.; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!" |
| ~ panic | be overcome by a sudden fear.; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away" |
| v. (emotion) | 6. fear | be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement.; "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party" |
| ~ regret | express with regret.; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard" |
| v. (emotion) | 7. fear | be uneasy or apprehensive about.; "I fear the results of the final exams" |
| v. (emotion) | 8. fear, revere, reverence, venerate | regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of.; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" |
| ~ esteem, respect, prise, prize, value | regard highly; think much of.; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" |
| ~ saint, enshrine | hold sacred. |
| ~ worship | show devotion to (a deity).; "Many Hindus worship Shiva" |
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